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[edit] 2007

March 27, 2007: Arcade Fire European tour was cancelled after frontman Win Butler fell ill with a sinus infection; he later said "Last night in Stockholm I finally pushed my voice and body farther then they are able to go." (Aversion)
March 23, 2007: Supergrass have entered the studio to record their sixth album. Frontman Gaz Coombes hopes the band will finish recording in "2 or 3 weeks". (Gigwise)
March 20, 2007: The lineup for the Reading and Leeds festivals have been announced. The Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Smashing Pumpkins will headline at both; other acts peforming include Nine Inch Nails and Arcade Fire. (Q)
March 16, 2007: Dinosaur Jr have announced a string of North American tour dates to mark the release of their new album Beyond. (NME)
March 14, 2007: Canadian radio station CBC Radio 3 has announced that its Saturday night alternative rock broadcast will be shut down. (ChartAttack)
March 13, 2007: The Arctic Monkeys have announced details of a UK tour, ahead of their next album Favourite Worst Nightmare. (NME)
March 12, 2007: R.E.M are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with former drummer Bill Berry attending the ceremony and performing as part of the band. (NME)
March 12, 2007: Former Hole singer Courtney Love is being sued for $181,000 over an alleged unpaid bill by a Californian rehab centre. (Q)

February 22, 2007: Capitol Records drops The Dandy Warhols, Shout Out Louds, The Redwalls, and The Vines from its label. (Associated Content)
February 18, 2007: Chris Cornell announces that he has left Audioslave to pursue a solo career. (BBC News)
February 9, 2007: The original line-up of Dinosaur Jr will release their first studio album in eighteen years. The album is entitled Beyond and will be released on April 30, 2007. (NME)
February 5, 2007: Nine Inch Nails announces that their next album will be entitled Year Zero and that it will be released on April 17, 2007. (NME)

January 26, 2007: The Smashing Pumpkins confirm their first live performances after reuniting, at this summer's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Germany. (Billboard)
January 26, 2007: Coldplay announce they have enlisted Brian Eno to produce their next album. (Billboard)
January 22, 2007: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup is announced, headlined by a reformed Rage Against the Machine. (MTV)
January 18, 2007: Wilco announces that their next album will be titled Sky Blue Sky and will be released on May 15, 2007. It is the band's first album since 2004's A Ghost Is Born. (Billboard)
January 10, 2007: Depeche Mode releases a download-only box set consisting of 644 songs. It includes all of the tracks from their eleven studio albums and two live albums, all of their singles and B-Sides, original material, and a few rare tracks. (NME)
January 9, 2007:Morrissey announces he is in talks to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. (Billboard)
January 9, 2007:R.E.M. becomes the first alternative rock band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
January 4, 2007: Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins announces that they will do a world tour in support of their reunion album. Corgan did not comment on whether guitarist James Iha or bassist D'arcy Wretzky would perform on the tour or album. (NME)

December 23, 2006: Noel Gallagher accuses Green Day of plagiarizing Oasis's "Wonderwall" in "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", claiming that Green Day "could not be less kick-ass if they tried". (Virgin Music)
December 22, 2006: Sebadoh announces that they will reform the band and tour the U.S. in 2007. They last released an album (The Sebadoh) in 1999, and hadn't toured since frontman Lou Barlow left the band in 2004. (Sound Generator)